ENGRAFT

implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant

(verb) fix or set securely or deeply; “He planted a knee in the back of his opponent”; “The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum”

graft, engraft, ingraft

(verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants; “graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

engraft (third-person singular simple present engrafts, present participle engrafting, simple past and past participle engrafted)

To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant

To fix firmly into place

Adjective

engraft (comparative more engraft, superlative most engraft)

(rare) Engrafted.

Anagrams

• fragnet

Source: Wiktionary


En*graft", v. t.

Definition: See Ingraft. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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